ADVANCED READING SKILLS 20 Marks 60 Periods
Two unseen passages (including poems) with a variety of questions including 04 marks for vocabulary such as word formation and inferring meaning. The total no. of words of the 2 passages should be between 650-1000 words.
1. 350-500 words in length-8 marks (for note-making and summarising) 08
2. 300-500 words in length-12 marksfor reading comprehension) (04 marks for vocabulary and 08 marksfor reading comprehension) 12
The passages or poems could be of any of the following types
a) Factual passages e.g. instructions, descriptions, reports
b) Discursive passages involving opinion e.g. argumentative, reflective persuasive etc.
c) Literary texts e.g. poems, extracts from fiction, biography, autobiography, travelogue etc.
In the case of a poem, the text may be shorter than 200 words.

SECTION BEFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS 20 Marks 50 Periods

THREE writing tasks as indicated below:
3. One out of two short writing tasks such as composing messages, 05 notices, e-mails and factual description of people, arguing for or against a topic (50-80 words)
Note: Though e-mail is included as one of the writing tasks, it is suggested that it may be tested as a part of formative assessment.
4. Writing one out of two of the following kinds of letters on the basis of 07 given verbal or visual input:
a) Official letter for making inquiries, suggesting changes/registering complaints, asking for & giving information, placing orders and sending replies (80-100 words)
b) Letters to the editor on various social, national and international issues. (120-150 words)
5. One out of two long and sustained writing tasks such as writing a speech 08 or writing an article based on a verbal or a visual input (150-200 words).

SECTION CAPPLIED GRAMMAR 15 Marks 30 Periods
A variety of questions may be asked to test grammar items in context (not as isolated sentences). Though only modals, determiners, voice and tense forms are being dealt with in Class XI, other grammar items such as prepositions, verb forms, connectors which have been learnt earlier would also be included.
6. Drafting questions/questionnaires based on given input 4
7. Composing a dialogue based on the given input 4
8. Recognizing consonant and vowel values in pronunciation, stress and intonation 3
9. Correction of errors in sentences 4

SECTION DLITERATURE 25 Marks 50 Periods
In the Literature Reader, questions will be asked to test local and global comprehension involving interpretative, inferential, evaluative and extrapolatory skills.
10. One out of two extracts from different poems from the Literature Reader, each followed by two or three questions to test Local and Global comprehension of ideas and language used in the text.3marks
11. Two out of three short answer questions based on different poems to test theme, setting and literary devices. They may or may not be based on extracts. (80-100 words) 4marks
12 One out of two questions on the play from the Literature Reader to test comprehension of characters, actions and plot (80-100 words). An extract may or may not be used.5 marks
13. Two out of three short answer questions based on different prose texts From the Literature Reader to test global comprehension, usage, lexis and meaning (80-100 words)6marks
14. One out of two extended questions based on one of the prose texts in the Literature Reader to test global comprehension and for extrapolation beyond the text (100-125 words)7marks

Elective English Class XI

One Paper 3 Hours Marks 100

Unitwise Weightage

Unit

Marks

1. Reading an unseen passage and a poem

20

2. Writing

20

3. Seminar

10

4. Text for detailed study

30

5. Drama

10

6. Fiction

10

Marks

Periods

1. Reading an unseen passage and a poem

20

35

(a) Literary or discursive passage of about 500-600 words

12

(b) A poem of about 15 lines

08

2. Writing

20

35

(a) To write an essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/or descriptive topic (150 words)

10

(b) To write a composition such as an article, a report, a speech (150 words)

10

3. Seminar

10

Presentation of a book review, a play, a short story, a novel, novella (tale, fable, parable) to be followed by a question answer session 25

Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on cloze reading and literary analysis of the text.